Question: Can one marry the wife of a foster son?
Answer: It is permissible to marry the wife of a foster son because the relationship of fosterage (رضاعت) does not affect the permissibility of marriage, except in the case of direct lineage (مصاہرت). Sheikh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid explains that fosterage does not impact the rules of marriage. Therefore, a man is not prohibited from marrying the wife of his foster son, just as a foster son is not prohibited from marrying the wife of his foster father. This is based on the Quranic verse:
“And [also prohibited to you are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins.” (An-Nisa: 23)
Since the foster son is not from his loins, his wife is not prohibited for the foster father due to foster care.
Sheikh Maqbool Ahmed Salafi حفظه الله ❪Jeddah Dawah Center – Al-Salamah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia❫
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